Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Yglesias » Higher Education From 50,000 Feet

Matt nails it again.

Yale is “better” than the University of Connecticut so funds flow to it. But in our current setup, better simply means more exclusive. It’s a measure of the quality of the inputs, not the quality of the instruction. The result is that both the public sector and the civic sphere are essentially acting to redistribute wealth and opportunities upwards.

Yglesias » Higher Education From 50,000 Feet

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